Jennifer Beals
Born
1963-12-19
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and a former teen model. She is known for her roles as Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 film Flashdance, and as Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word. She earned an NAACP Image Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for the former. She has appeared in more than 50 films. Beals was born on the South Side of Chicago, the daughter of Jeanne (née Anderson), an elementary school teacher, and Alfred Beals, who owned grocery stores. She is multiracial; her father was African American, and her mother is Irish American....
Known for
After
Karen Gibson
The Book of Eli
Claudia
Before I Fall
Mrs. Kingston
The Book of Boba Fett
Garsa Fwip
Four Rooms
Angela
Castle
Sophia Turner
Lie to Me
Zoe Landau
Flashdance
Alex Owens
Runaway Jury
Vanessa Lembeck
The Grudge 2
Trish Kimble
Swamp Thing
Lucilia Cable
Luckiest Girl Alive
Lolo Vincent
Frasier
Dr. Anne Ranberg
The L Word
Bette Porter
Law & Order
Sofia Archer